Critical U.S. Senate Hearings Scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Skenandore Wilson LLP
- Oct 24
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 30
10/24/2025
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) have just noticed two critical hearings for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
The ENR Hearing will examine Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The hearing is expected to focus on allegations that Section 106 review of historic and cultural properties is slowing the approval of energy projects. The ENR Hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The SCIA Hearing will examine the impacts of the Federal government shutdown and reductions in force on Indian tribes and communities. The SCIA Hearing is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
These hearings have significant implications for the protection and management of Tribal historic and cultural resources and for Tribal staffing, funding and government operations. We encourage tribes to submit testimony to ENR and SCIA for each hearing and to reach out to their Congressional delegations. Written testimony is due to ENR by 4pm ET on November 5th and due to SCIA by November 12th.
On October 29, 2025, the hearing and witness testimony will be available on the ENR and SCIA Committee Websites.
The ENR hearing and testimony will be available here:
The SCIA hearing and testimony will be available here:
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